This SSD is designed for use in desktop and notebook computer workloads, and is not intended for
Server environments.
1 Actual available capacity for data storage is less than as listed on the products due to formatting and other
functions. See kingston.com/ashguide.
2 Based on “out-of-box performance” with ATTO Disk Benchmark 2.41. Speed may vary due to host hardware,
software, and usage.
3 Based on “out-of-box performance” with IOMeter08
4 Operating system software support: Windows® 7, Windows Vista® (SP2), Windows XP (SP3)
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MEMORY
FLASH
SOLID-STATE DRIVE
COOL
FLASH
STORE
SOLID-STATE DRIVE
STORE
DURABLE
3K
DURABLE
HYPERX
PERFORMANCE
FLASH
UPGRADE KIT
HyperX 3K SSD
KINGSTON PART NUMBERS
PACKAGE CONTENTS
SH103S3/120G (stand-alone drive)
SH103S3/240G (stand-alone drive)
SH103S3/480G (stand-alone drive)
SH103S3B/120G (upgrade bundle kit)
SH103S3B/240G (upgrade bundle kit)
SH103S3B/480G (upgrade bundle kit)
• Stand-alone
– 2.5" SSD
– 3.5" bracket and mounting screws
• UpgradeBundleKit
– 2.5" SSD
– 2.5" USB Enclosure
– 3.5" bracket and mounting screws
– SATA data cable
– Hard drive cloning software4 and
installation guide
– Multi-bit Screwdriver
FEATURES/SPECIFICATIONS
>Form factor 2.5"
>Controller SandForce® SF-2281
>Components MLC NAND (3k P/E Cycles)
>Interface SATA Rev 3.0 (6Gb/s), SATA Rev 2.0 (3Gb/s)
>Capacities1 120GB, 240GB, 480GB
>Sequential reads2 SATA Rev. 3.0
120GB / 240GB – 555MB/s
480GB – 540MB/s
>Sequential writes2 SATA Rev. 3.0
120GB / 240GB – 510MB/s
480GB – 450MB/s
>Sustained Random 4K R/W3 120GB – 20,000/60,000 IOPS
240GB – 40,000/57,000 IOPS
480GB – 60,000/45,000 IOPS
>Max Random 4K R/W3 120GB – 85,000/73,000 IOPS
240GB – 86,000/60,000 IOPS
480GB – 74,000/32,000 IOPS
>PCMARK® Vantage HDD Suite Score
120GB / 240GB / 480GB: 60,000
>Supports S.M.A.R.T., TRIM, and Garbage Collection
>Power Consumption
0.455 W (TYP) Idle / 1.58 W (TYP) Read / 2.11 W (TYP) Write
>Dimensions 69.85mm x 100mm x 9.5mm
>Weight 97g
>Operating temperatures 0°C ~ 70°C
>Storage temperatures -40°C ~ 85°C
>Shock Resistance 1500G
>Vibration operating 2.17G
>Vibration non-operating 20G
>MTBF 1,000,000 Hrs
>Total Bytes Written (TBW) 120GB: 96TB
240GB: 192TB
480GB: 384TB
Test System: ASRock P67 Motherboard, Intel Core i7 2600k 3.4GHz CPU, 8GB System Memory, NVIDIA
GTX 460 Video Card. SSD tested as secondary drive with results based on “out-of-box” performance.